FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value by country
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour...
Countries reporting
138
Highest
54.39 %
Nigeria
Lowest
1.13 %
Suriname
Median
14.98 %
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,932
What the numbers show
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 54.39 % in Nigeria; the lowest is 1.13 % in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.98 %, and the mean is 16.85 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 48.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 4,864.5%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 70.2%).
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 54.39 % | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 37.37 % | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 43.41 % | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 39.8 % | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 2 | Melanesia | 23.43 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 41.42 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 20.75 % | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 41.01 % | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 19.79 % | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 5 | Togo | 40.97 % | 2023 | up 74.5% | falling |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.49 % | 2023 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 38.3 % | 2023 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 17.19 % | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 7 | Senegal | 38.15 % | 2023 | up 304.6% | rising |
| 7 | Micronesia | 15.39 % | 2023 | up 4,864.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Benin | 37.54 % | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.23 % | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 9 | Guatemala | 37.09 % | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 15.09 % | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 10 | Gambia | 36.54 % | 2023 | up 79.2% | flat |
| 11 | Tonga | 34.89 % | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 12 | Ghana | 33.82 % | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 33.58 % | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Mauritania | 31.33 % | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 14 | Polynesia | 6.65 % | 2023 | up 170.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 30.2 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.18 % | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Ecuador | 29.6 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 29.16 % | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 18 | Cambodia | 26.85 % | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 26.17 % | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 26 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 21 | Fiji | 25.73 % | 2022 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 22 | Guyana | 25.7 % | 2022 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 25.6 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 24 | Colombia | 24.63 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 25 | Chad | 24.09 % | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 26 | Eswatini | 23.54 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 26 | Cabo Verde | 9.93 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 27 | Maldives | 23.19 % | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Samoa | 22.69 % | 2022 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bhutan | 21.94 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 30 | Angola | 21.84 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 21.69 % | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 32 | Namibia | 21.56 % | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 21.47 % | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.12 % | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.09 % | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 19.56 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 19.48 % | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 38 | Zambia | 19.36 % | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 19.35 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 18.67 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 41 | Madagascar | 18.49 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 42 | Greece | 18.42 % | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 18.15 % | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 18.12 % | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.95 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 17.88 % | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 47 | Albania | 17.83 % | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 17.34 % | 2021 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 17.02 % | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 16.95 % | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 16.25 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 52 | Ukraine | 16.21 % | 2021 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 53 | Liberia | 16.16 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 54 | Jamaica | 15.81 % | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 55 | Brazil | 15.52 % | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 56 | Belarus | 15.48 % | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 57 | Armenia | 15.3 % | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 58 | Rwanda | 15.01 % | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 59 | Spain | 15 % | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 14.96 % | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 61 | Serbia | 14.83 % | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 62 | Mongolia | 14.68 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 14.51 % | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.12 % | 2023 | up 53.1% | flat |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 13.95 % | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 66 | Canada | 13.35 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 67 | Japan | 13.27 % | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 68 | Italy | 13.24 % | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 69 | Latvia | 13.17 % | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 70 | Lithuania | 13.01 % | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 71 | Botswana | 12.72 % | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 12.52 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 73 | Chile | 12.47 % | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 74 | Poland | 12.26 % | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 75 | Australia and New Zealand | 12.23 % | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 76 | Uruguay | 12.18 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 77 | Georgia | 12.17 % | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 78 | Czechia | 12.13 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 79 | Nepal | 11.87 % | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 11.85 % | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 81 | Somalia | 11.7 % | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 82 | South Africa | 11.62 % | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 83 | Estonia | 11.34 % | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 84 | Australia | 11.24 % | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 85 | Slovenia | 11.2 % | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 86 | Uganda | 11.17 % | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 87 | India | 10.89 % | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 88 | Comoros | 10.63 % | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 88 | Cyprus | 10.63 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 90 | Mozambique | 10.59 % | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 91 | Sudan | 10.51 % | 2022 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 92 | Lesotho | 10.44 % | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 93 | Austria | 10.15 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 9.83 % | 2023 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 95 | Ireland | 9.4 % | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 96 | Finland | 8.78 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 8.76 % | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 98 | Iceland | 8.08 % | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 99 | Palestine, State of | 7.9 % | 2022 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 100 | Grenada | 7.74 % | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 100 | Slovakia | 7.74 % | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 102 | France | 7.67 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 103 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.63 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 104 | Seychelles | 7.58 % | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 105 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.43 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 106 | Denmark | 7.29 % | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 107 | Pakistan | 7.14 % | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 108 | Germany | 6.9 % | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 109 | Belgium | 6.8 % | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 110 | Norway | 6.13 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 111 | Switzerland | 6.07 % | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 112 | Lebanon | 5.74 % | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 113 | Egypt | 5.7 % | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 114 | Malta | 4.9 % | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 4.84 % | 2022 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 116 | Israel | 4.71 % | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 4.62 % | 2023 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 118 | Sweden | 4.03 % | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 119 | Congo | 3.5 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 3.4 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 121 | Burundi | 3.35 % | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 3.1 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 2.86 % | 2022 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Jordan | 2.17 % | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 1.13 % | 2023 | down 18.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 43.37 %
- South-Eastern Asia 29.39 %
- Central America 27.64 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 25.85 %
- Africa 25.02 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 21.09 %
- South America 20.22 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 16.9 %
- Americas 16.78 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14.74 %
- Eastern Africa 16.16 %
- Asia 13.99 %
- World 15.81 %
- Middle Africa 12.47 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 15.47 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 10.69 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 14.7 %
- Oceania 14.69 %
- Southern Europe 14.56 %
- Central Asia 13.88 %
- Southern Africa 12.34 %
- Western Asia 12.07 %
- Eastern Europe 11.49 %
- Eastern Asia 11.09 %
- Northern America 10.91 %
- United States of America 10.6 %
- European Union (27) 10.41 %
- Europe 10.27 %
- Southern Asia 9.89 %
- Northern Africa 9.68 %
- Northern Europe 7.46 %
- Western Europe 7.3 %
- Caribbean 6.46 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.